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The Department of Social Work is organizationally part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Linnaeus University. The operations are conducted at the Kalmar and Växjö campuses. We offer education in social work at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels. The research conducted here is primarily focused on areas concerning the living conditions of children and young people, older persons, and persons with disabilities, research on gender and violence, migration research, as well as labor market and welfare research.

Subject area for the position: Social Work

Location: Växjö or Kalmar

Employment extent: Full-time. Fixed-term employment until 2027-07-31

Start date: As soon as possible according to agreement, but no later than 2026-11-01

Job Description

The duties consist of curriculum planning and teaching in the Social Work programme and standalone courses, as well as commissioned training for professionals. The teaching mainly involves instructing on social work methods, integrating theory and practice, and theoretical perspectives within the core area of the subject. Additionally, teaching and coordination of profession-preparatory components such as Practice Education (VFU) and Personal Professional Development (PPU) may be included in the duties. We offer an active educational environment and value employees who initiate and conduct development work within the subject area.

The position involves collaboration with other teachers, researchers, and the surrounding society nationally and internationally, as well as active participation in the department's joint work. Most of the department's courses include varying degrees of flexible teaching, which requires proficiency in teaching and administering using various digital tools.

Administrative skills, teamwork ability, and flexibility are qualities of great importance, both in relation to students and within the teaching staff, research environments, and the surrounding society.

The teaching is conducted primarily in Swedish. Travel between the university's two campuses occurs as teaching is included in both Kalmar and Växjö.

Qualifications

To be eligible for employment as a University Lecturer at Linnaeus University, one must have completed a Master's degree in Social Work or another related subject area, or have equivalent competence, and demonstrated pedagogical skill.

Equivalent competence generally refers to a degree from a foreign university with essentially the same level and quality as a Swedish Master's degree in Social Work or another related subject area.

Good communication skills, both oral and written, in Swedish and English are required.

Evaluation Criteria

As evaluation criteria for the employment of a University Lecturer, the degree of such skill that is a requirement for eligibility for employment shall apply. In the selection among eligible applicants, special weight will be attached to pedagogical skill. The pedagogical skill should concern both the planning, implementation, and evaluation of teaching, as well as supervision and examination.

Merits:

• Experience of teaching, supervision, examination, and research within the subject of social work
• Professional work experience in social work
• Social Work degree (Bachelor's or Master's)

When the university hires new teachers, applicants shall be selected who, through a qualitative overall assessment, are judged to have the best prerequisites for carrying out and developing current duties and contributing to the successful development of the operations.

We welcome your application by August 7th!

Linnaeus University aims to utilize the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization. Register your application via the "Apply" button at the bottom of the advertisement. Your application should be formatted according to the Application Template found in Supplementary Guidelines - Employment Regulations under the heading "Important Documents" at the bottom of the advertisement. The merits you claim must be verified with certificates and attached digitally to your application. Other documents, e.g., various types of scientific works, should be submitted digitally together with the application. The application and other documents should be marked with the job's file number. All documents claimed must be received by the university no later than 23:59 on the last day of application. We decline telephone calls from job advertisement sellers.

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Linnaeus University is an employer that meets the requirements of the European Charter for Researchers and follows the guidelines for recruitment. Therefore, the university has received the HR Excellence in Research certification. Please note that professional licensure must be presented at the interview.